Acclaimed Fil-Aus writer Merlinda Bobis sees nature as an important source of inspiration for her novels

Dr Merlinda Bobis is an award-winning writer and performer and an honorary senior lecturer at the Australian National University in Canberra

Merlinda Bobis' latest book, "In the name of the trees,” is about four generations of women who endured war, colonisation, and displacement - sustained by memory and the language of trees. Credit: Daniel Deleña

Key Points

• Merlinda Bobis is the author of four novels, two short fiction collections, and six collections of poetry, as well as nine plays performed internationally.
• She regards her writing as a homecoming and a return to roots, paying homage to nature and its beauty.
• Her latest book, "In the Name of the Trees,” is about four generations of women who endured war, colonisation, and displacement - sustained by memory and the language of trees.

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Fil-Aus writer Merlinda Bobis, itinuturing ang kalikasan bilang inspirasyon sa kaniyang mga nobela

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